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All Hands on Deck: Why You Should Care About National Addiction Recovery Month
by Kristen A. Jenson, MA September is National Recovery Month. Recovery from addiction. We all know someone whose life has been damaged or even destroyed by addiction. So what’s to celebrate? Treatment...
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Sex Addiction Expert Explains Why Good Kids Get Pulled Into Porn
by Mark Bell, LMFT, CSAT and Claudine Gallacher, MA Most parents understand that pornography is prevalent and easily accessible, but they convince themselves that their own good children would never be...
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“Please Help! I’m Only 10 and I Watch Too Much Porn!”
by Claudine Gallacher, MA Kids as young as 10 years old feel so trapped by pornography that they’re reaching out for professional help. Craig Perra, founder of The Mindful Habit: A Revolutionary System...
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5 Steps to Addiction-Proof Kids
by Kristen A. Jenson, MA Has addiction affected your family? This month is National Recovery Month. But wouldn’t it be great to designate one month as National Prevention Month? A time to focus on...
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Victories from the Movement—Good News for Parents!
by Kristen A. Jenson, MA The momentum is building to warn and protect kids from pornography! Today I get to share some good news that proves all of our efforts are making a difference. (Don’t miss the...
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by Kristen A. Jenson, MA Are you confident that your kids are safe online at school? Will they be exposed to pornography on school devices? Do you trust that your kids’ teachers and administrators have...
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3 Steps to Give Kids an Internal Filter
by Kristen A. Jenson, MA Originally published on Net Nanny’s blog, The Nanny Notes as Internet Safety: The Biggest Mistake (Smart) Parents Make A little girl goes to a friend’s home to play. Instead of...
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Why Schools Fail to Protect Kids Online
by Claudine Gallacher, MA It’s true. Schools fail to protect kids online. Earlier this month, Kristen shared the story of Lydia’s daughters who were exposed to pornography through their elementary...
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Pediatricians Speak Out on Impact of Porn
by Kristen A. Jenson, MA I’m so encouraged to see more and more organizations voicing their concerns about the impact of porn on children. This month the American College of Pediatricians published a...
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Dad’s Two Brains Help Him Reject Porn
by Kristen A. Jenson, MA Have you heard you have two brains? It’s true! And knowing how they work can help your kids and you reject porn. At least that’s what Brian, a concerned and caring father of...
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Which Simple Words Keep Kids Safer?
by Kristen A. Jenson, MA Simple words can empower kids. Think about it. If your young child were being sexually abused, could he or she describe what was happening? Can they name their body parts using...
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Who’s Fighting the New Public Health Crisis? You might be surprised
by Kristen A. Jenson, MA Sexual exploitation and pornography hurt real people every day. And it’s not just bad or wrong or even sinful—porn has become a major public health crisis. And it’s going to...
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Brain Health: A New Way to Protect Kids
by Kristen A. Jenson, MA We’re celebrating Thanksgiving this week and I’m especially thankful for my (mostly functional) brain! To be honest, it took a traumatic event to help me appreciate how...
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Connect With Kids: 7 Tips From a Mom Who Fights
This is the first in a series of “Moms Who Fight” which we’ll post over the next several months. Don’t worry–we’ll also be promoting “Dads Who Fight” as well! With these stories, we hope to inspire all...
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Tech Etiquette: A Lesson for the Digital Family
by Kristen A. Jenson, MA Raising kids in the digital age isn’t easy. Not only do you need to teach kids to say “please” and “thank you,” you’re responsible for teaching them tech etiquette: the rules...
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Parental Controls: 5 Ways to Make Tech Gifts Safe
by Kristen A. Jenson, MA With Christmas near, parents are wrapping up lots of mobile devices for excited kids this year. But wait! Before you hand over those new shiny wonders of technology that...
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3 Gifts that Keep on Giving
by Kristen A. Jenson, MA It’s Christmas and, for many of us, that means gifts! How many kids are looking forward to unwrapping new iPads, video game consoles or other electronics? But I wonder, which...
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Top 10 Tips to Protect Kids from Porn
by Kristen A. Jenson, M.A. What a year! I’m exhausted (but grateful!) just thinking about it! Before we head into 2016, let’s review our most popular posts for a list of our Top 10 Tips to Protect Kids...
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What Pandemics Teach Us about Protecting Kids from Porn
by Kristen A. Jenson, MA When I speak, I often ask this strange, seemingly unrelated question, “How many of you received a smallpox vaccination as a child?” Several hands go up, usually from the...
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Be Smarter than Your Dopamine: Lessons from Powerball Fever and Porn Addiction
by Kristen A. Jenson, MA What has motivated millions of Americans to buy Powerball tickets this week? The chance of winning that record-smashing payout of $1.5 BILLION DOLLARS? Not really. It’s all...
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